Drogan follows Orodreth up the tower.
Randu pockets the herbs taken despite the 'gardening' comment, and follows
As you approach the corner of the great hall covering you from the west side of the battlements Lyrysa looks up and sees light heading your way on the battlements. There is to much light from the moon so without luck you will be spotted if you continue.
"Wait, light above. We best take cover or head the opposite direction if we hope to avoid detection."
Randu slips the servant's green cloak on, but doesn't go further yet.
Drogan pauses a moment and tries to see if his spell could provide them enough cover to reach their destination and if the guard would not find it too suspicious.
No natural on this fine evening.
"Curses, I could provide some cover, but it could raise some suspicion. I guess we lay low until the guard passes.
"Why not just kill them as quickly as possible? They're clearly in our way."
"Death cries carry, and there's such a thing as pushing your luck when you don't have to." Randu whispers back cautiously.
"We came this far. Let's wait till they pass. Better to surprise them if possible." Orodreth runs back inside and will wait a minute hoping the guards have moved on.
Yes let us lay in cover a moment and strike at the right moment.
Drogan steps back inside with the others.
LYrysa follows silently.
Randu whispers "Five minutes, then try again? We may yet figure out their patrol pattern?"
Standing in side the kitchen waiting times seem to slow to a halt and the servants aren't happy that you're back. After the five minutes has passed and one of you peak out. The guards have continued their round, they don't seem to be alerted. The light form whatever source they carry indicate that they approaching the tower at your 12 o'clock.
Quickly now let us get up into the guard tower and lay an ambush for when they come back around.
Lyrysa continues to remain quiet, waiting to follow the others.
woops forgot about chain shirt armor check so total is a 6
Randu continues to wear the green cloak so if he's spotted they might confuse him with someone
Orodreth makes his way towards the tower in the dark hoping they don't see him. He crouches as he moves, slower than normal, but the armor hinders him a little.
As you try to sneak out Drogan kick some small rocks on the gravel pathway at the sound seems deafening in the silence of night. You see the light stop on the battlements and a light source is turned towards you. It doesn't reach you but you are easily spotted in the moonlight. "Hold who goes there?" a voice shouts?
Lyrysa covers her mouth and quickly yet quietly calls out, coughing between words to cover the difference in her voice, "Just Irena and *cough* Gregor, getting some *cough,cough* fresh air." She nudges Randu a step forward, lifting his arm to wave.
"Hesterfield, if you doubt. Night has folks on edge and I don't blame you." The ranger hopes his own deep voice sounds enough like the servants to pass.
"All right you two, just make sure breakfast is ready," the response comes back. They return to their route and the light moves away from you. Once again somewhat safe you press on to the wall regrouping at the entrance to on of the towers.
Randu smirks and presses on
"Well done." Orodreth says then moves towards the towers.
He creeps up to the door and if it's open looks inside.
"A close call. Well done the both of you. Now let us move into the tower and prepare an ambush for when they come back around."
Realizing she had been holding her breath, Lyrysa quietly lets it out. "Yes, let us move on."
The door at the base of the tower opens without problem or sound as Orodreth tries. Inside isn't much besides the winding stairs leading to the battlement. In watchful silence you climb the stairs, luckily nothing disturbs your ascend. Once at the top the waiting game begins. As you peak out of the opening you can see the light moving further away from you.
"They will go around again. I don't think we need to go after them. Let's get Blackerly first."
"Fine." Randu is happy to let Orodreth take the lead, though if he prefers, the ranger will take it instead. He'll be near the front regardless as the cloak guise might work once more.
Looking across the courtyard you notice a second light on top of the gate house.
"When they enter a tower, let us move to the next one while they are out of sight."
Orodreth nods to Lyrysa and waits for the guards lights to have passed on. When it seems safe he moves out in the darkness again towards the next tower/gatehouse.
Drogan agrees's and follows along.
As the light in front of you moves along the battlements it reaches yet another tower and enters. You push on and move fast and silently following it on the battlements. You reach the next tower. Looking through it you see the light and two guards heading towards the gatehouse. They can not pass this so they must return this way.
At the foot of the gatehouse a wooden house is placed, it looks to be to small for horses.
"They are returning, let's ambush them in here."
Orodreth pulls out his rapier and waits in the shadows near the door for the guards to return and prepares to strike.
Noting the presence of the little house, she files it away for now. "Agreed, we must deal with them."